Tile for wall-finish.



No.756,622. PATENTED-APR.5,1904. W. .K. B,

TILE FOR w FINISH.

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1 Hum HHHIWFIM Patented April 5, 1904.

UNITED STATES: PATENT,

WILLIS K. GORE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS I TILE FOR WALLf'FlNlSH-SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 756,622, dated April 5,1904.

Application filed May 10, 1902. Serial No. 106,752. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, VILLIS K; GORE, a citizen of the United States, anda resident ofthe city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tiles-forWall- Finish; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accomedfor use in light-courts or in other places where it is desirable toreflect the light.

The invention embraces a cheap and novel construction adapted to bequickly and permanently attached to walls and when so attached to beincorporated 'as an outer facing for the wall, presenting a uniformreflectingsurface of any desired color.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter described, and morefully pointedout and defined in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation illustrating theapplication of my improved tile to an ordinary brick wall. Fig. 2 is asection taken on line 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of oneform of the tile. Fig. 4: is a fragmentary bottom plan view. Fig. 5 is afragmentary perspective view similar to Fig. 3 and illustrating aslightly-modified construction. Fig. 6 is a rear elevation showing theposition of adjacent flanges in the wall.

In said drawings, referring first to Figs. 1 and 2, an ordinary brickwall is shown, upon which a glazed'tile embodying my invention ispermanently secured.- Said tile, as inclicated in Figs. 3, 4:, and 5,consists of a sheet of metal A, such as soft steel or the like, equal inwidth to the thickness of a brick and of a length equal to the length orto the width .of a brick and provided on the margins with or enameled toprovide a smooth finish and may be of any desired color. however, if tobe used for reflecting-surfaces,- white enamel will be used.

The operation is as follows: The tile be applied as the bricks are laidin a wall. A

Preferably,

tile corresponding in length with the length ofthe exposed surface ofthe brick is placed over said exposed side and tapped inwardly, forcingthe flanges into the fresh mortar or cement, which, owing tothe pressurefrom above, is firmly engaged around the flanges or bonded in theapertures therein, thus permanently securing the tile in position. Ifthe flanges are "corrugated, the corrugations may be so arranged thatthe corrugations on the.

lower flange of a given-tile will coincide or register with thecorrugation of the upper flange of, the tile next below, as shown inFig. 6, thereby economizing the space between the bricks. In applyingthesan e to old walls themorttfj aillqt chippedawaw.

and-the tile having the edges coated with cement may be forced inwardly,thusp erma material and, if preferred, may be variously colored and ofvarious shapes adapted to be laid in ornamental figures upon a wall orother surface.

Many details of construction may be varied without departing from theprinciples of this invention.

I claim as my inventiona 1. A glazed tile provided with thin marginalflanges having longitudinal corrugations therein said flanges beingformed complemental with the adjacent flanges of adjacent tilefi andadapted to aflford attachment on a wa 2. A tile comprising a faceportion, laterally-directed flanges thereon having longitudinalcorrugations therein and provided with transverse notches forming aplurality of integral tongues or projections.

3. As an article of manufacture, a sheet of metalglazed on one side andhaving rearwardly-directed thin notched flanges adapted to permitengagement thereof between the bricks of a wall or the like.

4. As an article of manufacture, a sheet 'of metal glazed on one sideand having rearwardly directed thin corrugated notched flanges adaptedto permit engagement thereof upon a wall or the like.

5. A sheet-metal tile provided with peripheral rearwardly-directedlongitudinally-corrugated flanges having serrated edges.

6. A sheet-metal glazed tile having lateral and terminal notched flangescorrugated longitudinally thereof, the corrugations on opposite flangesbeing so disposed as to register with the next adjacent upper and lowertile whieln placed to coincide with the bricks in a wa In testimonywhereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

WILLIS K. GORE. Witnesses:

C. W. HILLS, ALFRED C. ODELL.

